Becoming an artist
Following on from the previous post about the helpfulness of being an artist, there are a number of ‘how to do it’ art tutorials on youtube: https://www.creativebloq.com/features/the-10-best-youtube-art-channels However, as this …
Lament
Thank you to our president, Brian Martin, who commissioned his ‘Poet Laureate’, (Sir) Barrie Sheppard, to write a poem to capture the loss of what we are all feeling at …
The crisis
Thank you to Sheila Butler for sending me her thoughts on a painting at the NGV: In our current predicament my mind has turned to works in the NGV collection …
The safety of being an artist
Those at the highest risk of contracting the coronavirus infection, as one might expect, are health care workers, including registered nurses, paramedics and doctors. So if you wanted to avoid …
Narrative Prophylaxis
In the NGV collection online you can find an engraving attributed to Heironymous Cock (date not recorded) that was purchased by the Felton Bequest in 1923. It is a picture …
More virtual art and other forms of entertainment
Thank you very much to Jill Dwyer and Kim Baker for their suggestions of virtual art resources to keep us informed and entertained. Jill has provided a link to Sebastian …
Looking after ourselves
There are a number of ways we can look after ourselves in this difficult period. Julie Stone has shared a link from The School of Life – ‘The Stay at …
Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
As we are now ‘social distancing’, you probably won’t be attending any of the Food and Wine Festival events. This is an opportunity to create your own event at home. …
Hello guides!
Welcome to a blog about art that will keep us informed, involved and connected in this challenging time. It is now uncertain when we will gather again as a group. …